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July 3 - 9, 2009 The Independent Weekly 8 www.independentweekly.com.au Foreign aid Precisely what century is the myopic AndrewPhillips (Letters, IW, June 26) living in? Has he yet to wake up to the fact that Australian aid in the Asia- Pacific region is all about global inter-dependence? In other words, the single objective of Australia’s aid policy is to advance Australia’s national interest by assisting developing countries to reduce poverty, strengthen democracy and to promote economic and sustain- able development. If this process also advances some humanitarian outcomes... well, when was the last time Mr Phillips or one of his family went to bed hungry or contracted gastro-enteritis – or worse – for lack of a safe water supply? Shame on you, Andrew. Please think again as you sleep through chilly winter nights, well fed and watered in a warm and cosy bed. Angela Gillingham Mitchell Park Not so SafeWork The news report of Diemould being fined $72,000 for workplace death of Daniel Madeley tells a part of the outcome. The $72,000 does not go to the bereaved family; it does not go to SafeWork SA for training purposes; it does not go to WorkCover to ensure that better processes can be put in place. It doesn’t go to the Apprenticeship Board to train the apprentices in safe work practices. This money goes to Treasury as a part of the “general revenue” stream. That is if it is paid at all. The company can enter into, for the lack of a better description, “a good behaviour” bond, where it will promise not to seriously injure or kill another employee for a set number of years. At the end of that time, the company will be discharged from the need to pay any amount of money. The family of this young man and every other family who have lost a loved one to a workplace fatal accident have been through their own version of hell, for no real out- come. While no amount of money could ever ease the grief or bring Daniel back, the money should be paid in full, without question, to the family of the deceased, not to State Treasury, where the funds would be swallowed up without thought of the heartache that is attached to it. Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson Work Injured Resource Connection Adelaide letters The Lucky Country that there was no such thing: that anyone prepared to sit through years of parliamentary boredom and drivel to gain an executive position could not make a good leader. Robert Burke Daw Park Making history Dams are now being built on the Finniss River,Currency Creek and Murray River at Clayton Bay. Officially, these dams are temporary to deal with acidification of exposed soils. The dams will be removed once the flow from the river can maintain the (very good) level of about 0.70m AHD for two years. This has not happened since 2001, with good flows still unlikely to happen for another 10-15 years (if ever): five or more elections away. The Finniss will now be diverted to Goolwa. The level in the lakes will drop even more, necessitating the Wellington Weir, plans for which are complete and ready to be rubber stamped. Plans are also ready to sacrifice Harris Scarfe building Adelaide is renowned for its unique parklands and built heritage. Sadly, due to inadequate protection over many years, much of the commercial-built heritage in the city has been lost. Remember the Myer and Cox Foys buildings and the South Australian Hotel? All the more reason to save the Harris Scarfe facade and nearby buildings and laneways in Rundle Mall, and integrate them into the proposed re-development of this site. Adaptive re-use is not a difficult concept and should be encouraged. It is the responsibility of the current generation to preserve our irreplaceable histori- cal assets for the benefit of future generations. Sue Whitington Norwood Heroines Having written a number of factual books, I’m now researching my next work entitled Great Australian Heroines. I would be interested to receive information about local ladies who have, during our history from settlement to 1960, left their mark through their dedication or acts of kindness. If any of your readers have stories of family members or friends or know of stories of other ladies within the area, together with documented evidence, old CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 19 21 22 20 23 24 25 28 29 33 35 30 34 36 39 40 45 48 49 50 51 54 55 56 57 41 42 43 46 47 52 53 44 37 38 31 32 26 27 17 18 12 13 photos, information sources of actual events or personal knowl- edge of any local heroines, I would much appreciate being contacted at greataustralianheroines@gmail. com or PO Box 2009, Moorabbin, Vic 3189. Jodie Forsyth Moorabbin Nuclear desalination Your story “Desalination funding dries up” (IW, June 12) highlights more government obfuscation on the water issue. Here’s what I believe should happen. For Olympic Dam expansion and a secure Eyre Peninsula water supply,a nuclear desalination plant (15 countries have them) should be established at/near Ceduna, thereby negating the proposed BHP Billiton desal plant atWhyalla. Fishermen, tourists and envi- ronmentalists are worried about the effects of brine in the northern Spencer Gulf waters, where circulation is somewhat limited. A medium-sized reactor (400-600MW) should suffice. They take 34 months to build. Alternatively, a couple of 165MW Pebble Bed Modular Reactors could be used. State and federal governments need to change their hopelessly outdated, illogical and hypocritical policy on nuclear power. It really is time they woke up and did something about using our world’s biggest uranium reserves for our own power needs. Terry Krieg Port Lincoln Betrayal of faith It is disappointing to discover that someone seen as a saviour has feet of clay. Tofind that someone perceived as superior is prone to some of the worst failings is not just illusion-shattering – it’s a betrayal of faith. Having seen Kevin Rudd as the long-awaited counter to John Howard, and having seen him begin to fulfil that promise, I am extremely disillusioned to see him relying on a tired old technique used by his inferiors. I refer to that last resort of the second-rate politician, the fool’s farrago: the circumlocution employed in order to avoid giving a direct answer to a direct question. Donald Horne had it right way back in the 1960s, when he implied in Lake Albert, Lake Alexandrina – Meningie, Narrung, Langhorne Creek, Milang, Point Sturt, part of Clayton and the Coorong. A plan to let seawater in the lakes and thus do even more harm is also ready for approval. The glee currently on display at Goolwa shows reality: “We got your fresh water and will continue to develop Hindmarsh Island. Tough luck for anyone else.” Con Boerma Clayton Bay Have I lost the plot? I havebeen watching Federal Parliamentary Question Time on ABC1, which is then followed by Bananas in Pyjamas, and then Play School. My problem of late is that I cannot differentiate between the three broadcasts. Kevin Symons Torrensville Prints of cartoons are available by emailing aldridge_george@yahoo.com.au Have your say at www.independentweekly.com.au Letter of the week Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson deserves Letter of the Week, we thought, for her obvious compassion. Two bottles of Coriole are waiting for you at our newsroom in Cinema Place, off Rundle St. Letters of not more than 200 words, please, can be e-mailed to editorial@independentweekly.com.au or sent to GPO Box 114, Adelaide 5000. Correspondents must include a full postal address for verification purposes. Letters may be edited go to www.independentweekly.com.au to get your daily online sudoku ACROSS 1 Upside down 5 Immutable 11 Tribal symbol 12 Particular 13 Son of Abraham 14 Purchase 16 Maintained 17 Irascible 19 Jot 21 Norwegian dramatist 23 Grown-ups 26 US state 29 Great river 30 Meat stick 32 Late 34 Out of form 35 Dizzier 36 Perfect state 37 Sour 40 Mislaying 41 Publishing head 44 Painter’s stand 58 59 46 Capital of South Yemen 48 Unintelligible jargon 52 Orator 54 Self 55 Middle East national 56 Smelly 57 Rust in plants 58 Edified 59 Blind DOWN 1 Unwelcome visit 2 Tare 3 Incoherent 4 Simple 5 Body of Muslim scholars 6 Inclined 7 Hooked claws 8 Repeated 9 Well done! 10 Extreme 15 Species of Aralia 17 Bounder 18 Nothing 20 Drinking vessel 22 Oblique stroke 24 Relaxed (coll) 25 Eject (coll) (4,3) 27 Kidnaps 28 Slender dagger 31 Newt 33 Semaphoring 35 Explosive 38 Light-headed 39 Chicken coop 42 International language 43 Tree 45 Dexterous 47 Unit of work 49 Donnybrook 50 Moan 51 Egg-shaped 53 In that place 54 Actual existence 563 7 6 8 4 93 5 524 2 7 371 3 1 8 41 8 169 JANRIC Classic Sudoku is an 81 square number grid with nine blocks each containing nine cells. To solve the puzzle, all the blank cells must be filled in using numbers from 1 to 9. Each number can only appear once in each row, column and in the nine 3x3 blocks. You can successfully solve the puzzle just by using logic and the process of elimination. Answers on Page 28 4